Mrs Betsy Drake
1881
Function: Monumental masons
History or description: Betsy Drake (Wibberley) born c.1838 in Nottingham. Her father was Thomas Wibberley a tailor. Betsy's husband was Robert Drake (born c.1840 Nottingham) a master stonemason who died 15 February 1878 leaving effects valued at under £800. She took over the business and was described as a Monumental Mason Employing 4 Men 2 Boys in 1881. In 1861 she was working in lace. Date of death unknown.
Descriptions of Business or Institution
Listed in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1881
'Monumental Mason Employing 4 Men 2 Boys'
Listed under Stone Masons Wright's Directory of Nottingham, 1881 Wright'sTrade Directories
1881
Listed as 'Monumental Masons'.
Sources
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1871
2004
Series RG10
Piece number 3509
Folio number 67
Page 48
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1881
2004
Series RG11
Piece number 3350
Folio 27
Page 47
England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966
2010
Name: Robert Drake
Probate Date: 21 Mar 1878
Death Date: 15 Feb 1878
Death Place: Nottinghamshire, England
Registry: Nottinghamshire, England
Wright's Directory of Nottingham, 1881 Wright'sTrade Directories
1881
p. 309.
Citing this record
'Mrs Betsy Drake', Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951, University of Glasgow History of Art and HATII, online database 2011 [http://sculpture.gla.ac.uk/view/organization.php?id=msib4_1228740960, accessed 03 Oct 2023]
